the TAU identified 158 families with a potential housing need. This is based on the 153 families in Cork City who had been in contact with the Unit with regard to housing support or had an open housing application and included:
44 Traveller families in Council housing, or Council supported private rental,
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109 Traveller families in Group Housing Schemes or Halting Sites,
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It also includes a further 5 Traveller families identified by the Council Homeless Services.
However, a conservative approach has been adopted in the TAP 2025 – 2029 with all calculations based on the larger Target Population of 182 indicating the maximum theoretical number of families with a potential current housing need. As outlined in Section 3, the 158 families specifically identified by the TAU were contacted in relation to the TAP Survey, representing 87% of the Target Population. Based on responses, follow-up surveys were carried out with 104 families. This equates to a survey response rate of 66% 15 and 57% of the total Target Population.
Table 4 TAP Survey Respondents Current Accommodation Type
Accommodation Type
No. Respondent Families
%
Halting Site
56
54%
Standard Housing (Council Tenancy /HAP/Homeless Services)
30
29%
Traveller Group Housing / Halting Site Mix 16
10
10%
Traveller Group Housing
8
8%
15 In the context of the wider Traveller population is equates to 27% of the Census 2023 household figure or 20% of the families in the 2023 Annual Traveller Count family.
16 Some survey respondents stated that their current accommodation was a combination of a Traveller Group Housing (TGH) Scheme and a Halting Site.
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Cork City Council | Traveller Accommodation Programme 2025-2029
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